Time Flies

What an interesting year 2026 has been!

After sending FORGET-ME-NOT out into query land, I received a response of interest from an Agent to send more... and I panicked. The Nuerodivergent Pathological Demand Avoidance hit HARD. Several others sent rejections, one saying they liked the story and kept coming back to it, but the artwork wasn't working for her, so she had to pass. It left me with a lot to ponder.

In the meantime, I started writing plays. After an audition surround by several talented actresses all vying for a single role, I started asking when the resident playwright was going to write a play for all of those talented women. Then I realized we didn't need to wait for him to get around to it.

I could.

Technically, I wrote 6 full-length plays and two 10-minute plays so far...

That single playwrighting class in college, and experience as an actress came in handy. A single spark ignited a creative flame that has consumed the last 6 months. I finished my first full-length play within a month, then another, and another, and another. In May, I told myself I'd spend the month editing and revising. And I did. For the first two weeks. Then I wrote another full-length play before the moth ended.

In June, I decided I should document this new special interest and the process. Serendipitously, the Dramatist's Guild happened to be running their "End of Play" event which was all about writing a play within the month of June. I finished early. Then wrote two 10-minute plays too.

Now, I feel like I have to keep the streak going. Not with dread over a perceived demand either. I'm really enjoying the process. I still feel like an imposter.

Who am I to write plays?

They may be sh*t!

But I figure, if I write from a place of interesting characters that those talented actors and actresses might enjoy bringing to life, it's a decent place to start.

Next step... table reads and hopefully, actual productions! Maybe not. There's lots of rejection in playwrighting too. For now, I'm having fun writing plays and getting the dopamine hit from completing something.

Illustration hasn't been left behind. That first play left me with an image I couldn't get out of my head. Here's the initial sketch and the version I made in clip studio paint.

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Perfect for a domestic dark comedy revolving around wedding events were everything is far from fine. My favorite detail is the groom's head landing inside the cake since the only men in the play are heard off stage and never seen.

I'm working on some other show posters and the process is an entire blog post for another day.

Today is July 1st, so I should be writing a play...